A systematic review and meta-analysis on physical activity for the treatment of anxiety in older adults.

Objectives: Symptoms of anxiety and anxiety disorders negatively impact the quality of life of older adults. Physical activity is a potentially accessible intervention with other health benefits and minimal risk, yet its impact on anxiety in older adults is unclear.

Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Factors associated with anxiety and fear of falling in older adults: A rapid systematic review of reviews.

Background: Anxiety disorders are prevalent amongst older adults and negatively impact their quality-of-life and health. Anxiety disorders often go undetected or are misattributed to age-related changes. The aim of this systematic review of reviews, was to synthesize existing evidence on risk factors associated with anxiety in older adults to improve opportunities for early detection and intervention.

Atypical Neuropsychiatric Presentation of FTD-ALS Caused by a Pathogenic Repeat Expansion in : A Case Report.

The case report describes the presentation of a 42-year-old male ultimately diagnosed with FTD-ALS caused by a genetic mutation, who initially presented with atypical psychiatric symptoms. Given that the initial clinical manifestations of FTD-ALS can be quite variable, the diagnosis is often challenging; the case report aims to highlight several key considerations in the diagnostic assessment, including genetic testing in order to guide clinicians in more timely diagnosis and ultimately improve patient care.

The Fountain of Health: effective health promotion knowledge transfer in individual primary care and group community-based formats.

Unlabelled: ABSTRACTBackground:The Fountain of Health (FoH) initiative is a knowledge transfer (KT) project on the science of brain health and resilience promotion, in alignment with positive psychiatry.

Objectives: Assess the effectiveness of FoH KT delivered in individual and group-based formats.

Design: Pre- and post-intervention quality assurance survey of FoH KT.

Surgical Site Infection Reduction Bundle: Implementation and Challenges at Ventura County Medical Center.

Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) are a significant cause of morbidity and increased cost in the postoperative patient occurring in 2-5 per cent of those undergoing inpatient surgery. Ventura County Medical Center (VCMC) initiated an SSI reduction bundle in 2013, to try to reduce the incidence of SSI. The bundle is a series of best practices including preoperative, perioperative, intraoperative, and postoperative components, as well as items focused on the staff and electronic medical record.

Evaluation of recruitment and retention strategies for health workers in rural Zambia.

Background: In response to Zambia's critical human resources for health challenges, a number of strategies have been implemented to recruit and retain health workers in rural and remote areas. Prior to this study, the effectiveness of these strategies had not been investigated. The purpose of this study was to determine the impacts of the various health worker retention strategies on health workers in two rural districts of Zambia.

Pilot-testing service-based planning for health care in rural Zambia.

Background: Human resources for health (HRH) planning in Zambia, as in other countries, is often done by comparing current HRH numbers with established posts, without considering whether population health needs are being met. Service-based HRH planning compares the number and type of services required by populations, given their needs, with the capacity of existing HRH to perform those services. The objective of the study was to demonstrate the effectiveness of service-based HRH planning through its adaptation in two rural Zambian districts, Gwembe and Chibombo.

Service-based health human resources planning for older adults.

Objectives: To test a service-based health human resources (HHR) planning approach for older adults in the context of home and long term care (LTC); to create a practical template/tools for use in various jurisdictions and/or health care settings.

Design: The most serious health needs of seniors in 2 Canadian jurisdictions were identified and linked to the specific services and associated competencies required of health care providers (HCPs) to address those needs. The amounts of each service required were quantified and compared against the capacity of HCPs to perform the services, measured using a self-assessment survey, by using a previously developed analytical framework.